The Great Sphinx of Giza, by the Great Pyramid of Khufu, at the Giza Plateau in Cairo, Egypt. The sphinx is thought to be more than 4,500 years old.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt
Photo credit: © S. Forster / Alamy / Afripics
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